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The Dark Side of the Moon

Pink Floyd’s *The Dark Side of the Moon* is a seminal 1973 progressive rock album. Its innovative use of sound effects a...

Iconic Progressive Rock Psychedelic 70S

9.7 Brilliant

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Kid A

Kid A is a 2000 studio album by Radiohead. It blends electronic music with elements of art rock and experimental soundsc...

Electronic Experimental Art Rock 00S

9.5 Brilliant

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In Rainbows

In Rainbows is the 2007 seventh studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, notable for its groundbreaking pay-what...

Art Rock Alternative Rock Melodic 00S

9.4 Excellent

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The Joshua Tree

The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in 1987 to immense commercial success and winn...

Iconic Alternative Rock Anthemic 80S

9.4 Excellent

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Origin of Symmetry

Muse's second studio album (2001), establishing the band's grandiose progressive rock sound and featuring the single 'Pl...

Heavy Progressive Rock Alternative Rock Muse

8.8 Great

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All That You Can't Leave Behind

All That You Can't Leave Behind is the tenth studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in 2000 and widely seen as a r...

Comeback Alternative Rock Anthemic 00S

8.5 Great

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Stadium Arcadium

Stadium Arcadium is the ninth studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released in 2006 as a double alb...

Alternative Rock Eclectic Double Album 00S

8.3 Great

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Black Gives Way to Blue

2009 Alice in Chains album, their first in 14 years and debut with vocalist William DuVall, following Layne Staley's 200...

Alternative Rock Melodic Reunion 00S

8.2 Great

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Black Holes and Revelations

Muse's fourth studio album (2006), a critically acclaimed fusion of rock and electronic music featuring 'Supermassive Bl...

Alternative Rock Melodic Muse 00S

8.2 Great

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Dance of Death

Dance of Death is the 2003 thirteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, showcasing a progressive roc...

Progressive Epic Heavy Metal 00S

7.8 Good

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How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is the eleventh studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in 2004, winning multiple G...

Alternative Rock Melodic Political 00S

7.8 Good

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The Resistance

Muse's fifth studio album (2009), an ambitious concept album featuring the three-part symphony 'Exogenesis,' winning the...

Concept Album Alternative Rock Symphonic Muse

7.5 Good

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Binaural

2000 Pearl Jam album recorded using binaural microphone technology to simulate three-dimensional sound, debuting at #2 o...

Experimental Dark Alternative Rock Pearl Jam

7.2 Good

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Backspacer

2009 Pearl Jam album released through a Target retail partnership in the US, debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200 and mar...

Alternative Rock Pop Rock Upbeat Pearl Jam

7.2 Good

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In Your Honor

Foo Fighters' fifth studio album (2005), a double album featuring one disc of rock and one of acoustic material, led by...

Alternative Rock Acoustic Double Album 00S

7.2 Good

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Riot Act

2002 Pearl Jam album with politically charged anti-war lyrics, released in the aftermath of the deadly 2000 Roskilde fes...

Alternative Rock Political Mellow Pearl Jam

7.0 Good

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Chinese Democracy

Chinese Democracy is the 2008 fifth studio album by American rock band Guns N' Roses, notable for its extremely long and...

Epic Industrial Hard Rock 00S

6.8 Fair

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One by One

Foo Fighters' fourth studio album (2002), winning the Grammy for Best Rock Album and featuring the lead single 'All My L...

Alternative Rock Energetic Hard Rock 00S

6.8 Fair

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Drones

Muse's seventh studio album (2015), a concept album exploring themes of warfare and dehumanization, winning the Grammy f...

Concept Album Alternative Rock Political Muse

6.8 Fair

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Will of the People

Muse's ninth studio album (2022), a genre-spanning rock record addressing societal unrest that debuted at No. 1 on the U...

Alternative Rock Political Recent Muse

6.5 Fair